Sarah Liss is a multimedia artist originally from Los Angeles, California and is currently based in San Diego, California. She is now in her second year of study at the California Institute of Integral Studies in hopes of becoming an Expressive Arts Therapist. Making art has always been a practice of self-care, sense-making, and self-expression. Her artwork focuses on the human condition particularly when it comes to mental health and trauma. These subjects are usually represented in an expressionist and surrealist fashion while using nature as a metaphor for the human experience. She hopes that her work can foster a sense of support and solace for those who need it.
EDUCATION
California Institute of Integral Studies M.A. Counseling Psychology
August 2024-Present Concentration in Expressive Arts Therapy
University of California Riverside B.A., Ethnic Studies
September 2011-June 2017 Dean’s Honors List-
Fall 2011 and Fall 2013
Cleveland High School High School Diploma
September 2007- June 2011 Honor Roll
Otis College of Art and Design M.A., Fine Arts
January 2021-May 2021 Did not complete program
Pasadena City College No major or degree
February 2017-2019
PROFESSIONAL ART EXPERIENCE
Solo Exhibitions
We Love You Chawney, Online Exhibition, The Gallery by MUI, 2025
A Collection of Poems, Digital Zine, The Gallery by MUI, 2024
A Window Inside, Online Exhibition, The Gallery By MUI, 2022
Group Exhibitions/Featured Work in Group Projects
Free Little Art Gallery Art Swap, San Diego, CA and Sacramento, CA, 2023
Home Is…, 15 The Colonnade, Long Beach, CA, 2023
PILL OW, Art Book, pp.58-59, Rora Blue, 2023
In Spring, Online Exhibition, The Gallery by MUI, 2022
Otis MFA '21 Interviews Book, Otis College of Art and Design, Culver City, CA, 2021
Complete Abundance Vol.2, Digital Zine, The Calm Cool Collective, 2021
Art of Water V, Online Exhibition, James May Gallery, 2021
Garden, Online Exhibition, ArtShare L.A., 2020
MIRROR/IMAGE, Online Exhibition, Riana Gideon, 2020
#ENOUGH, Neutra Institute Gallery & Museum, Silver Lake, CA, 2019
Water, The Southwest Environmental Center, Las Cruces, NM, 2019
Impressions of Life, SK Art Gallery, White Plains, NY, 2019
Project 145, Gallery V, Pasadena City College, Pasadena, CA, 2018
Traction Ave: Keep Artists in Arts District, 800 Traction Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 2017
PUBLICATIONS
“A Collection of Poems”, Self-Published Zine, 2024
“I Love You Chawney (A Zine About Pet Loss)”, Self-Published Zine, 2024
“A Window Inside”, Self-Published Zine, 2024
“Labor of Love”, Co-Creator, Self-Published Book , 2023
“Rock of Love”, Self-Published Book, 2021
“Macro Reasons for Micro-Influencers: Contemporary Pawns in the Game of
Capitalism,” Murze Mag Article, 2019
ZINE VENDOR EXPERIENCE
SD Zinefest, 2024
American Librarian Association Conference, 2024
LA Zinefest, 2024
PRESS
"From One to Another", The Archive, 2022
“A Conversation In Solano Canyon: With Sarah Liss,” FAYD, 2022
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Member, Southern California Women's Caucus for Art, 2019
California Institute of Integral Studies M.A. Counseling Psychology
August 2024-Present Concentration in Expressive Arts Therapy
University of California Riverside B.A., Ethnic Studies
September 2011-June 2017 Dean’s Honors List-
Fall 2011 and Fall 2013
Cleveland High School High School Diploma
September 2007- June 2011 Honor Roll
Otis College of Art and Design M.A., Fine Arts
January 2021-May 2021 Did not complete program
Pasadena City College No major or degree
February 2017-2019
PROFESSIONAL ART EXPERIENCE
Solo Exhibitions
We Love You Chawney, Online Exhibition, The Gallery by MUI, 2025
A Collection of Poems, Digital Zine, The Gallery by MUI, 2024
A Window Inside, Online Exhibition, The Gallery By MUI, 2022
Group Exhibitions/Featured Work in Group Projects
Free Little Art Gallery Art Swap, San Diego, CA and Sacramento, CA, 2023
Home Is…, 15 The Colonnade, Long Beach, CA, 2023
PILL OW, Art Book, pp.58-59, Rora Blue, 2023
In Spring, Online Exhibition, The Gallery by MUI, 2022
Otis MFA '21 Interviews Book, Otis College of Art and Design, Culver City, CA, 2021
Complete Abundance Vol.2, Digital Zine, The Calm Cool Collective, 2021
Art of Water V, Online Exhibition, James May Gallery, 2021
Garden, Online Exhibition, ArtShare L.A., 2020
MIRROR/IMAGE, Online Exhibition, Riana Gideon, 2020
#ENOUGH, Neutra Institute Gallery & Museum, Silver Lake, CA, 2019
Water, The Southwest Environmental Center, Las Cruces, NM, 2019
Impressions of Life, SK Art Gallery, White Plains, NY, 2019
Project 145, Gallery V, Pasadena City College, Pasadena, CA, 2018
Traction Ave: Keep Artists in Arts District, 800 Traction Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 2017
PUBLICATIONS
“A Collection of Poems”, Self-Published Zine, 2024
“I Love You Chawney (A Zine About Pet Loss)”, Self-Published Zine, 2024
“A Window Inside”, Self-Published Zine, 2024
“Labor of Love”, Co-Creator, Self-Published Book , 2023
“Rock of Love”, Self-Published Book, 2021
“Macro Reasons for Micro-Influencers: Contemporary Pawns in the Game of
Capitalism,” Murze Mag Article, 2019
ZINE VENDOR EXPERIENCE
SD Zinefest, 2024
American Librarian Association Conference, 2024
LA Zinefest, 2024
PRESS
"From One to Another", The Archive, 2022
“A Conversation In Solano Canyon: With Sarah Liss,” FAYD, 2022
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Member, Southern California Women's Caucus for Art, 2019